ran the first part of mtn mist through aid station #2. Ran backwards on the course up to the stone cuts , ran the bypass , and then back through stone cuts. Took the short cut (Dizzy 50's course) up to the ranger station. helped mark a little of the course at the beginning. There was a huge ice slide on the downhill at about the 1 mile mark. After watching Blake do it, I slid down it. probably 8 ft in length. Blake got a hole in his running pants in the process- I only got a little wet. Hope it melts by next Saturday. I'm seriously considering trying to use my Montrails for the race. I've sworn off trail shoes but I was really slipping around on all the leaves today. Some nice lugs may give me some confidence on the downhills. I'll break them out of the shoe sack where they have been since black warrior 1996 and see how they feel this week. |